anaheim-gazette 1951-07-19

Rationed Rain? Will Federal Government extend its tentacles of control to the very rain which up to now has been regulated by the Department of Heaven? Read "Oblong Views" and "County Comment," Page 6. VOLUME LXXX Anaheim's FIRST Newspaper ANA DERBY FINALIST—Gil Koehler, driving in the Soap Box Derby at Los Angeles, will represent heim in the finals Saturday after winning both his heats in the preliminaries yesterday. Abo is shown receiving trophy and congratulations after winning his first race. Lund and Sons Co. of Anaheim is his sponsor. (Gazette photo by Y DERBY FINALIST—Gil Koehler, driving in the Soap Box Derby at Los Angeles, will represent helm in the finals Saturday after winning both his heats in the preliminaries yesterday. Abo is shown receiving trophy and congratulations after winning his first race. Lund and Sons Co. of Anaheim is his sponsor. Anaheim Soap Box Derbyists Are in There Pitc To Bring Glory to Old Home Town; Koehler Wins Tw ANOTHER WINNER Sewer Warning "Cut down on excessive use of the city's sewerage system." Anaheim City Engineer George Holyoke warned Anaheim citizens today. Canning industries are reaching peak performance now and existing sewer lines are overburdened, he explained. He asked that industries and privative citizens do what they can to ease the load until the critical period is passed. "Completion of the Magnolia Trunk Sewer will relieve the situation," Holyoke said, "but it doesn't help right now. Individuals and companies can help today by curtailing excessive use of water and production of other sewer-borne waste." Engineers on the Magnolia sewer project expect its com­pletion sometime in September. Truman Asks Contributions For Flood Aid WASHINGTON (P) — President Truman called on all Americans today to give at least $5,000,000 through their local Red Cross chapters for flood relief in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Illinois. At the same time Mr. Truman allocated $275,000 of existing federal funds for emergency relief, in answer to an appeal from Mis- Derbyist Jerry Sanders, sponsored by John P. Mary, this morning gave Anaheim one more conquest in the big Soap Box Derby in Los Angeles when he won first place in his heat. Clear weather and a fast track got the Los Angeles preliminaries of the Soap Box Derby off to a rousing start yesterday at Arroyo Seco Playground and Anaheim found itself definitely in the run­ning because a young fellow named Gil Koehler won both his heats in the Class B races. Young Koehler, sponsored by Lund and Sons Paint Co., over­came some initial bad luck to become Anaheim’s only Class B finalist. The day before the races he was checking out his car when the wheels were found to be defective and very slow. Some hurry-up work by Koehler and Arnold Lund turned up some replacement wheels and Gil was definitely back in the races. Billy Loessin, a veteran of last year’s races, drove his car to a first place in the morning heats, but failed to come out ahead in the afternoon. He was sponsored by Ray and Oscar Cleaners. Don Rapp, the Gazette’s entry, won a second place award in the initial heats, which did not, how­ever, qualify him for the afternoon races. Bad luck dogged Don Warner, driving for Cliff Elliott’s Service, and he spun his car in shortly after the start of the first heat. He was unhurt, however. Future Farmer SAN LUIS , OBISPO California’s 11,000 F Farmers invested better $3,000,000 in their farm­terprises during the just second year. The State Bureau of A tural education presente­d statistics today in its y­summary: The high school youths them owned 3,126 head cows, turkeys, ducks, ge­game birds. They farmed about 9,000 in field and truck crop chards and vineyards, and nurseries. The Future Farmer p is conducted in 208 Ca­high schools. Bombs Away! Suicide Fails Being a methodical m­Shields, 61, a Santa Ana who decided to end his y­esterday because of t­troubles, carefully placed drop cloth across the concr­before he dropped head from a 10 foot high scaffo­had prepared for the occa­he. He didn’t want to m­clothes, he explained later ta Ana police. Shields is in the county with head injuries sustain­his cranium contacted t­crete floor with only th­as a cushion. He had placed two 10-f­ders with a plank acro­n WASHINGTON (UP) — President Truman called on all Americans today to give at least $5,000,000 through their local Red Cross chapters for flood relief in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Illinois. At the same time Mr. Truman allocated $275,000 of existing federal funds for emergency relief, in answer to an appeal from Missouri Gov. Forrest Smith. The President sent another $275,000 for Kansas flood relief last Saturday in response to a similar appeal. These allocations are in addition to the $25,000,000 voted by Congress earlier this week for aid to the stricken area. It has not yet been determined just how the $25,000,000 will be spent, the president told his news conference. Mr. Truman made his appeal for voluntary contributions in a letter to E. Roland Harriman, president of the American National Red Cross, telling of his aerial flight over the flood stricken area last Tuesday. Law's Long Memory BOSTON (UP)—Reuben Rettner was acquitted in municipal court yesterday of double-parking in 1931. Police said that for 20 years they had been unable to locate Rettner—until he applied for a hackney license a few days ago. "They couldn't have looked very hard," Rettner told the court. "I've lived right here in Boston all my life." Harry I. Horn Fetes Employees Harry I. Horn last night entertained his entire group of employees and their wives and husbands with a steak dinner at Knott's Berry Farm. Occasion for the family party was to explain the new type of health and accident insurance coverage now being made available to all employees. The new type of coverage, which will soon go into effect will cover the employees' families as well as provide life insurance coverage. The plan has been recommended by the California Liquid Petroleum Gas Dealers association after a thorough study of all available plans for employees. Mr. Horn was host to the entire group, Mrs. Horn still being in the East on a vacation trip. George H. Boeck, Jr., a representative of the California Physicians Service, spoke briefly on the plan and answered questions for the employees. Beat the Heat LONG BEACH (UP) here are looking for a man went a little too far cool in the present heat. Lella M. Long, 24 Beach, said she was waiting a bus last night when she two sharp whisles. Miss Long turned and a man standing nearby, coily naked. The girl quickly halled ing motorist and together went for police. The naked whistler evo cooled off fast. He dis ed. TOKYO (UP)—A success al air strike against a bridge north of Yangdok tral Korea was led yester Lt. Cmdr. W. R. Harri McFadden, Santa Ana. He took off from the car Homme Richard. ANAHEIM EST. 1870 GAZETTE spaper ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1951 Big Test Coming Talks Reach No Pr Evidence on McCracken Is Mounting High Exhibits of blond tresses claimed to have been torn from the head of little Patty Jean Hull, 10, when she was slain allegedly in the motel cabin of Henry F. McCracken, at Buena Park, May 19, were introduced into the murder trial of McCracken at Santa Ana today. With them were exhibits of blood samples and threads from a yellow bedspread which the state PINNED—Sharon Labourdette, Miss Anaheim of 1931, is she her of Commerce pin on Bill Snyder, one of the men inducted Los Angeles, will represent Ana-liminaries yesterday. Above, he first race. Lund and Sons Paint (Gazette photo by Young) In There Pitchingehler Wins Twice Future Farmers SAN LUIS, OBISPO (AP)—California's 11,000 Future Farmers invested better than $3,000,000 in their farming enterprises during the just ended second year. The State Bureau of Agricultural education presented these statistics today in its year-end summary: The high school youths among them owned 3,126 head of dairy cows, turkeys, ducks, geese and game birds. They farmed about 9,000 acres in field and truck crops, orchards and vineyards, gardens and nurseries. The Future Farmer program is conducted in 208 California High schools. Bombs Away! Suicide Fails Being a methodical man, Rob Shields, 61, a Santa Ana painter, who decided to end his own life yesterday because of financial troubles, carefully placed a canvas drop cloth across the concrete floor before he dropped head foremost from a 10 foot high scaffolding he had prepared for the occasion. He didn't want to muss his clothes, he explained later to Santa Ana police. Shields is in the county hospital with head injuries sustained when his cranium contacted the concrete floor with only the canvas as a cushion. He had placed two 10-foot ladders with a plank across their to provide the suicide platform. Exhibits of blond tresses claimed to have been torn from the head of little Patty Jean Hull, 10, when she was slain allegedly in the motel cabin of Henry F. McCracken, at Buena Park, May 19, were introduced into the murder trial of McCracken at Santa Ana today. With them were exhibits of blood samples and threads from a yellow bedspread which the state regards as an especially damaging bit of evidence against McCracken. The exhibits were admitted by Judge Robert Gardner after being identified by Roger Greene of Sacramento, criminologist in the State Bureau of Criminal Identification. Greene was on the witness stand under direct examination all yesterday afternoon, as he testified regarding tests of the blood, threads and hair. His testimony tied them all definitely to the prosecution's charges that little Patty was killed in McCracken's cabin. The blond hairs found there came from her head and the blood was the same type as her blood, the witness said. The yellow threads, some of them scorched, matched the yellow bedspread found buried in Live Oak canyon, a few feet from Patty's grave there. Greene declared. The yellow bedspread, previously identified as having come from McCracken's cabin, was said to have been wrapped about the child's body. Investigators said it apparently had been held before an open fire in an effort to dry it, and thus received several scorched spots. Some scorched threads, which (Continued on Page 5) Temperatures Temperature reading in downtown Anaheim at 2 p.m. today was 92. High for the previous 24 hours was 92 at 3 p.m. yesterday. Low was 68 at 6 a.m. today. Sewer Engineer To Arrive; Fight Will Greet Him Engineers connected with the county sewerage program were expected to go into conference tomorrow, upon the scheduled arrival of the new general manager and chief engineer of the county sanitation district, Raymond R. Bibal, of Oakland. The group will iron out questions raised at last night's session of district directors. Engineer John Corollo, of the firm Headman, Ferguson, and Corollo, of Phoenix, Ariz., employed with the firm of Harrison Wooley, Santa Ana, to design the new sewerage system, objected to a proposed contract for ocean exploration work. The exploration is required in advance of designing a 7000 foot ocean outfall line. Consulting engineer Fred Bowlus and administrative officer Nelson Launer recommended approval of a contract with the B. C. and H. company to provide equipment for the exploration, and with Dan Boom, prominent diver, to dq the underseas job at a price of $1000 a month. Engineer Corollo declared there should be "clarification" of the specifications, so the directors referred the question back to Launer and Engineer Ribal to be ironed out. Bank Honors Bill Claussen California's Division Mary WASHINGTON (P)—The may be planning on sending National Guard divisions on to Korea eventually as up the program of taking weary soldiers out of action. This appeared today that of the possible methods used in an accelerated program which by next her will have taken about veterans of long fighting the battle line. The possibility that and 45th National Guard might be moved to Kunlun allowing an equivalent nu-Regular Army divisions back at least as far as Jilin rest—arose out of the war the first announcement reread dispatch of the division Far East. That announcement once said the California and Co divisions were going to provide additional security that country. But it also they would be kept "Japan for further training gesting plans for other units divisions." The divisions left the For East in late March last September they bringing their rolls up to thorized strength of 18,000 ping and training. The two divisions probing the most nearly battle-any of the six National Divisions so far brought eral service. Beat the Heat LONG BEACH (AP)—Police here are looking for a man who went a little too far to keep cool in the present heat wave. Lella M. Long, 24, Long Beach, said she was waiting for a bus last night when she heard two sharp whistles. Startled, Miss Long turned and saw a man standing nearby, completely naked. The girl quickly halled a passing motorist and together they went for police. The naked whistler evidently cooled off fast. He disappeared. TOKYO (AP)—A successful Naval air strike against a railroad bridge north of Yangdok in Central Korea was led yesterday by Lt. Cmdr. W. R. Harman, 605 McFadden, Santa Ana. His group took off from the carrier Bon Homme Richard. CARL HEINZ (New Grand Knight of KC) Anaheim Knights of Columbus this week elected a new slate of officers for the coming year, headed by Carl J. Heinz, 724 N. Olive st., who was elected Grand Knight. Other officers elected were Don May, deputy Grand Knight, Bill Jolissaint, chancellor, Joe Simons, warden, F. T. Pattin, financial secretary, Jim Kerwin, recording secretary, Robert Ryan, inside guard, Paul Koenings, outside guard, Duke Clark, lecturer, Father Frederick Kass, chaplain, and Trustees Joe Heinz, Ude Bauer and Carl Karcher. A definite date for installation of new officers has not been set, but it is expected soon. Bank Honors Bill Claussen William G. Claussen, assistant cashier at Anaheim branch of Bank of America, was one of three Southern California men presented with diamond-studded service pins at special ceremonies initiating them into the bank's Quarter Century club Tuesday. The ceremonies were held at a luncheon in their honor at Jonathan club, Los Angeles, and the presentations were made by A. J. Gock, chairman of the board. Claussen has spent his entire banking career in the Anaheim branch. He began as a bookkeeper in 1926 after coming here from Wayne, Nebraska, where he had completed a business course at Wayne State Normal. He made consistent progress and became escrow officer in 1930, and four years later was put in charge of branch personnel and operations, with the title of chief clerk. He was made an assistant cashier in 1935 and has been a lending officer since 1937. Claussen has served as chairman and board member of American Red Cross in Anaheim in past years, and is an active member and past president of Kiwanis club. He is also financial secretary of the Zion Lutheran Church. Confidence that St. Louis stave off major losses fear as the crest of the Missouri moved toward and a junction with the sippi at about 30 miles away. The swollen Mississippi at 38.6 feet today and flown to town Anaheim at 2 p.m. today was 92. High for the previous 24 hours was 92 at 3 p.m. yesterday. Low was 68 at 6 a.m. today. Engineer Corollo declared there should be "clarification" of the specifications, so the directors referred the question back to Launer and Engineer Ribal to be ironed out. It's Man Again As Flood Leaves ST. LOUIS (AP)—Man once pitted ingenuity and sweated the treacherous Mississippi highest flood waters in my century rushed down souri river toward St. L. Flood workers, with them on their side, labored unseen sun to bulwark levees ffr to Cape Girardeau, 1900 the south, even as the Jefferson City, the state in central Missouri. The waters which alread left an estimated $750,000 in their wake in Kansas anern Missouri; submerged blocks at Jefferson City perped electric service buildings there. Water in the state power plant. Confidence that St. Louis stave off major losses fear as the crest of the Missouri moved toward and a junction with the sippi at about 30 miles away. The swollen Mississippi at 38.6 feet today and flown to town Anaheim at 2 p.m. today was 92. High for the previous 24 hours was 92 at 3 p.m. yesterday. Low was 68 at 6 a.m. today. Engineer Corollo declared there should be "clarification" of the specifications, so the directors referred the question back to Launer and Engineer Ribal to be ironed out. Bank Honors Bill Claussen William G. Claussen, assistant cashier at Anaheim branch of Bank of America, was one of three Southern California men presented with diamond-studded service pins at special ceremonies initiating them into the bank's Quarter Century club Tuesday. The ceremonies were held at a luncheon in their honor at Jonathan club, Los Angeles, and the presentations were made by A. J. Gock, chairman of the board. Claussen has spent his entire banking career in the Anaheim branch. He began as a bookkeeper in 1926 after coming here from Wayne, Nebraska, where he had completed a business course at Wayne State Normal. He made consistent progress and became escrow officer in 1930, and four years later was put in charge of branch personnel and operations, with the title of chief clerk. He was made an assistant cashier in 1935 and has been a lending officer since 1937. Claussen has served as chairman and board member of American Red Cross in Anaheim in past years, and is an active member and past president of Kiwanis club. He is also financial secretary of the Zion Lutheran Church. ZETTE 1951 5c a Copy — 50c Per Month NUMBER 186 Weather S. Calif.—Partly cloudy tonight with scattered thundershowers mountain and interior regions and few widely scattered sprinkles or light showers west portion. Slightly cooler coastal areas Friday. ning as Cease-Fire No Progress 'Crisis' Gen. Ridgway Rushes to Korea MUNSAN, Korea (P)—Korean cease-fire negotiations neared a crisis in a two-hour session today. "No progress" was made, the United Nations said. Tomorrow's meeting will tell the story, an official spokesman predicted. "We'll come to some agreement or there will be an air of finality about the disagreement," said Lt. Col. W. J. Preston. Neither the communist nor the United Nations delegation would budge from its previous position on the one basic issue under debate, said Preston. He attended the California's National Guard Division May Be Sent to Korea WASHINGTON (AP)—The Army may be planning on sending two National Guard divisions in Japan on to Korea eventually as it steps up the program of taking battle-weary soldiers out of action. This appeared today to be one of the possible methods to be used in an accelerated rotation program which by next November will have taken about 122,000 veterans of long fighting out of the battle line. The possibility that the 40th and 45th National Guard divisions might be moved to Korea—allowing an equivalent number of Regular Army divisions to move back at least as far as Japan for rest—arose out of the wording of the first announcement regarding dispatch of the divisions to the Far East. That announcement on Feb. 24 said the California and Oklahoma divisions were going to Japan to provide additional security for that country. But it also said they would be kept "intact in Japan for further training," suggesting plans for other use of the divisions. The divisions left the U. S. for the For East in late March. Since last September they had been bringing their rolls up to the authorized strength of 18,000, equipping and training. The two divisions probably are the most nearly battle-ready of any of the six National Guard divisions so far brought into federal service. House Votes Four Months Price Freeze WASHINGTON (AP)—The House today voted a four-month "freeze" on prices and wages at July 7 levels, excepting only farm commodities selling below parity. The vote, subject to reversal later, was 180 to 151. It was a stunning reversal for administration forces, overriden by a coalition of Republicans and Southern Democrats. The proposal, an amendment to the economic controls extension bill, was offered by Rep. Davis (D-Ga.). He said it would provide a "breathing spell" in the upward inflationary spiral. Earlier Price Director Michael V. Disalle had told Congress that the "cost-plus-guaranteed profit" amendment accepted by the House yesterday would "destroy the entire price-control program." Hot Rod Happy Hansen Community club at Stanton today had filed with the County Supervisors against speeding hot rod cars on a horse-shoe-shaped street in Hansen Manor, a Stanton subdivision. The club requested a patrol of the neighborhood and the posting of traffic control signs. Tomorrow's meeting will tell Lie story, an official spokesman predicted. "We'll come to some agreement or there will be an air of finality about the disagreement," said Lt. Col. W. J. Preston. Neither the communist nor the United Nations delegation would budge from its previous position on the one basic issue under debate, said Preston. He attended the sessions at Kaesong. The issue is believed to be the red demand that foreign troops withdraw from Korea, although no one has said so officially. "Each side was very emphatic in its stand," said Preston. "Never have I heard the same thing stated in so many different ways than today. "Each statement was just as emphatic—or even more so—than the previous one." Preston said his remarks had the approval of the United Nations command. Presumably this included Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway. The supreme Allied commander flew back to Korea from his Tokyo headquarters in response to a message from his armistice negotiators. The acuteness of the crisis was indicated by the official U.N. communique. For the first time since talks started July 10 it reported "no progress." "There is one basic issue that the North Korean-Chinese delegation is holding out for," Preston said. "It was the subject of debate all day." North Korean Gen. Nam Il opened Thursday's discussions by asking what the Allies thought of a new cease-fire agenda submitted by the communists Wednesday. Vice Adm. C. Turner Joy replied, the U.N., communique said, by reiterating "the United Nation's stand that only matters of a military nature would be discussed." The Allies consider the question of withdrawing troops from Korea a political one, to be taken up later at a higher level after an armistice has been signed. Preston said the U.N. was willing to accept agenda items already agreed upon as a complete agenda, and start actual cease-fire talks immediately. The U.N. Wednesday announced it accented two items. It didn't The divisions left the U. S. for the For East in late March. Since last September they had been bringing their rolls up to the authorized strength of 18,000, equipping and training. The two divisions probably are the most nearly battle-ready of any of the six National Guard divisions so far brought into federal service. HOT ROD HAPPY Hansen Community club at Stanton today had filed with the County Supervisors against speeding hot rod cars on a horse-shoe-shaped street in Hansen Manor, a Stanton subdivision. The club requested a patrol of the neighborhood and the posting of traffic control signs. It’s Man Against a Rampage As Flood Leaps on St. Louis ST. LOUIS (P)—Man once again pitted ingenuity and sweat against the treacherous Mississippi as the highest flood waters in more than a century rushed down the Missouri river toward St. Louis. Flood workers, with time still on their side, labored under a hot sun to bulwark levees from here to Cape Girardeau, 190 miles to the south, even as the crest hit Jefferson City, the state capital, in central Missouri. The waters, which already have left an estimated $750,000,000 loss in their wake in Kansas and western Missouri, submerged some 30 blocks at Jefferson City and hampered electric service to state buildings there. Water inched into the state power plant. Confidence that St. Louis could stave off major losses turned to fear as the crest of the mighty Missouri moved toward St. Louis and a junction with the Mississippi at about $0 miles a day. The swollen Mississippi—it stood at 38.6 feet today and flood stage is 30 feet—already has damaged St. Louis river front industry. St. Louis proper sets on high ground like a great open fan in an arc of the Mississippi. The city's water system which supplies the 1,500,000 population is believed safe. Water Commissioner Thomas J. Skinner said both the city's plants should be able to weather much higher crests than predicted. They have been sandbagged for weeks. The 400 residents of West Alton, Mo., between the Missouri and Mississippi, still refused to heed a warning of the Army to get out. The Army gave up trying to save the dikes several days ago as the water crept higher in the St. Charles, Mo., area, only a few miles from where the Missouri pours into the Mississippi. The river climbed nearly a foot there last night to 36.8 feet. Coast Guardsmen stood by to take out the West Alton residents should the dike go. The Allies consider the question of withdrawing troops from Korea a political one, to be taken up later at a higher level after an armistice has been signed. Preston said the U. N. was willing to accept agenda items already agreed upon as a complete agenda, and start actual cease-fire talks immediately. The U. N. Wednesday announced it accepted two items. It didn't say what they were. No official mention has been made of agreement on any other subjects. Brig. Gen. William Nuckols, deputy information chief of the U. N. command, said: "I believe tomorrow will be an important day." Friday's meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m. (5 p.m. Thursday, PDT). Despite the sharp cleavage in views, Preston said he would not call it a deadlock. He added: "As you know, meetings with communists are long, drawn-out affairs. You will have to give us a little more time. Tomorrow may be a big day." Saved: $3499 LOS ANGELES (P)—Last Tuesday the Board of Supervisors voted $3500 for a county wide survey on the possibility of producing rain by cloud seeding. Yesterday the Water Resources Development Corp. of Pasadena told the board it had such a survey in progress. When the check is completed, the firm said, the supervisors may have a copy of it for $1.